Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Rigid Relics: Part Five




Calvary Scene - Ecuadoran, 18thC

Monday, November 26, 2007

Rigid Relics: Part Four




The Baptism of Christ - Pulpit of Veit Stoss (Cracow), c. 1480-1490

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Rigid Relics: Part Three




Nativity Group with Angel - Guatemalan, 18thC

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Rigid Relics: Part Two




Gift-Bearing Figures (from a Nativity Group), Guatemalan, 18thC

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Rigid Relics: Part One




Nativity Scene - Ecuadoran, 18thC

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Yakka Dur




Georges Seurat - Stone Breaker, Le Raincy (Casseur de pierres, Le Raincy), c. 1879-81

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

L’Heure Verte






Absinthiana: a. Vintage absinthe poster (French, 19thC), b. Lemercier Fountain, c. Ecaille Glass and d. Eiffel Tower Spoon

Monday, November 19, 2007

More Of Less: Part Seven




Eve Hesse - Aught, 1968


'Of course, any simplification runs the risk of mutilating reality; but it helps us establish perspectives.'

Gaston Bachelard

Sunday, November 18, 2007

More Of Less: Part Six




Man Ray - Rayograph, 1922


'There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.'

Edith Wharton

Saturday, November 17, 2007

More Of Less: Part Five




Marlene Dumas - Chlorosis (Love sick), 1994


'It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.'

James Thurber

Friday, November 16, 2007

More Of Less: Part Four




Sol LeWitt - Wall (Regen), 2001


'There are poets and there are grownups.'

Jean Cocteau

Thursday, November 15, 2007

More Of Less: Part Three




Ed Ruscha - Gas Stations (date unknown)


'The self-explorer, whether he wants to or not, becomes the explorer of everything else.'

Elias Canetti

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

More Of Less: Part Two




Tom Wesselman - Great American Nude #69, 1965


"We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are.'

Anaïs Nin

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

More Of Less: Part One




Dan Flavin - The Nominal Three (to William of Ockham), 1963


'An idea comes as close to something for nothing as you can get.'

Robert Frost

Monday, November 12, 2007

La Femme Inconnue: Part Eight




Edward Hopper - Morning Sun, 1952

Sunday, November 11, 2007

La Femme Inconnue: Part Seven




Edward Hopper - Summertime, 1943

Saturday, November 10, 2007

La Femme Inconnue: Part Six




Edward Hopper - Room in New York, 1932

Friday, November 09, 2007

La Femme Inconnue: Part Five




Edward Hopper - Hotel Room, 1931

Thursday, November 08, 2007

La Femme Inconnue: Part Four




Edward Hopper - Tables for Ladies, 1930

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

La Femme Inconnue: Part Three




Edward Hopper - Automat, 1927